Hay-stacker.



D. R. LONG. HAY STAGKER. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 1. 1908.

925,816.- Patented June 22, 1909.

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1). R. LONG.

V HAY STAGKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1908.

Patented June 22,1909.

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DAVID R. LONG, OF WELDONA, T OLORADU.

HAY-STACIGR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22', 1909.

Application filed September 1, 1908. Serial No. 451,166.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID R. LONG, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Weldona, in the county of Morgan and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Hay-Stackers, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hay stackers and its object is to provide an apparatus of the class named whic combines simplicity of construction, with durability and greatpracticability in I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in .the various views of which like parts are similarly desi ated and in which Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the apparatus showing the ricker head in the elevated position, Fig. 2 a side elevation of the machine, with the head partly lowered,

Fig. 3-- an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the ricker head, and Fig. 4 an enlarged fragmentary, partly sectional side elevation of the extendible'fork frame.

Referring to the drawings, let the reference character A designate the preferably recta n lar base or bed frame, B the thereto 'ivota y secured fork frame, 0 the ricker e'ad at the upper extremity of the latter and D the lever system by means of which the movements of the fork frame are controlled.

Thai-frames A and B are composed of standa, ofelb'oiws, tees and ot er fittings and the lfi'll i ed frame is supported near its front end'," upon stationary legs 5 and at its opposite extremity, upon a pair of wheels 6. The

.base A is furthermore provided, in prox- .imity to its front end, with wire loops 7 which, extending beyond its sides, are in roken'lines in Fig. 2), which, being driven into the ground, serveto fix the device in a stablecondition.

The ivoted fork frame B consists of two parallel standards 9 which are connected at their-upper and lower extremities by cross piecesjlt) and 12, while extension tubes 13 are telesco' ically arranged within the standards 9 and". eld in an adjusted position relative theretoiby means of transverse pins 14 which project tudinally arranged apertures 15 in the tubes, in engagement with coiled springs 16, w.h1ch are supported upon the upper extremities of the standards 9.

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The above describedarrangement renders the fork frame longitudinally adjustable to suit the height of the stack upon whicli the hay is deposited, and the springs 16 serve as cushions which deaden the jar caused by the downward movement of the inner tubes 13 which are connected at their uppervextremities by a transverse member 17 to which the ricker head C is secured. The latter consists of a fork 18, composed of a series of fixed tines 19 which are formed at their outer extremities with recu'rved barbs 20 whose function is to retain the hay upon the fork during the upward movement of the head, Pivotally secured at the lower end of the fork 18, is a movable fork-section 21, which is com posed of a series of teeth 22 connected by cross bars 23 and 25. The section 21 may be adjusted to any one of a plurality'of angles relative to the stationary fork 18, by meansof two braces 24 which are pivoted at one of their extremities upon the protruding extremities of the cross piece 17 at the upper extremities of the tubes 13. The braces 24 extend diagonally to the section 21 and have in their lower edges, notches 26 which engage the cross 'bar 25 and the said braces are re tained in their adjusted position by means of coiled springs 27 which are placed around the outermost teeth 22 and whose inwardly.ranging extremities bear upon the upper edgesof the members 24. The teeth 22 are each com posed of two telescopingbmembeiazhe llllnel e exten e to eepones 22 of which may hay from falling upon the operating parts of the ap aratus.

The ever system D by meansof-which the deviceis operated, com rises twofurcular members 28 and 29, a apted to pass one within the other and pivotally mounted at their lower extremities u on I the base A. The opposite, free ends of t e two members, both of which project in between the standards 9, are connected by means of a link 30 and the upper ,end of the latter is movabl'y connected with the cross piece 10 at the upper extremities of the saldstandards, by means of two converging rods 31.

The power required to operate the a paratus is applied at the juncture of the lin 30 with the mnermember 28 by means of a block'and tackle appliance 32 which comprises two swiveled pulleys 33 and 34 respectively secured at the juncture above referred to and upon the front end of the bed frame A, and a rope 35, the free extremlty of which may connect with a winding drum the whiffletree of a horse team or with any other means whereby the power required to-lift the ricker head, is produced.

To prevent the frame B from passing beyond the vertical plane, I have provided hold-back chains 36, the upper ends of which are secured at the upperextreniities of the standards 9 while their opposite ends connect with coiled springs 37, the lower extremities of which are secured at the rearmost end of the base A.

In the operation of my invention, the pivoted fork frame is lowered until the fork 18 is in proximity to the ground. The hay is now sweptfrom the swaths or the windrows upon the teeth 19 and the head raised by the draft upon the rope whose movement is transmitted by means of the rope and tackle appliance 32 to the lever system D, and from there by means of the rods 81, to the pivoted fork frame. When the ricker head has reached its highest position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the hay is discharged u on the stack, after which the head is again owered by slackening the rope 35 and manipulating the hold back chains 36.

Having thus described my invention what.

I claimis: a

1. In a hay stacker, the combination with the lower section about'its pivotal axis.

In a hay stacker, the combination with.

a base, of a fork frame ivotally supported thereon, means to turn t e said frame about its pivotal axis, a fork fixed upon the said frame, and a series of longitudinally extendible teeth rojecting in angular relation to the said for r.

3. In a hay stacker, the combination with a a base, of a fork frame ivotally' supported thereon, means to turn tlie said frame about its pivotal axis, a fork fixed ,upon the said frame, and a series of teeth projecting in angular relation to the said fork and each iomprising two telescopically arranged memers.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' DAVID R. LONG.

Witnesses:

W. R. HARULZ, WILL KAMMERER. 

